A TECHNICAL REPORT ON STUDENTS INDUSTRIAL WORK

EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES)

AT

GOTEL COMMUNICATION YOLA, ADAMAWA STATE

FROM 14TH FEBRUARY, 2022

BY

LAWAN AISHA
SCT/MC/ND/20/183

A SIWES REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MASS

AUGUST, 2022

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 DEDICATION

I dedicate this technical report to my parents who have been my support

throughout.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Special gratitude to Allah for granting me life and the strength to see this

SIWES program through.

I also wish to appreciate my industrial training friends and colleagues and

the whole of Radio Gotel staff who have impacted in me practical knowledge in

my field of study and have built me up socially.

To all the lecturers of Mass Communication department and my Head of

Department, I say a big thank you.

Last but not the least, I appreciate all my family members, friends and loved

ones.

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 CHAPTER ONE

Introduction

Industrial training programme is a part of requirement for the award of certificates

in some of Nigeria institutions. This obtainable at the industry before the end of

their academic work

Background and importance of student’s industrial work experience scheme

Student industrial work experience was introduction by the federal

government under industrial training in all the Nigeria institutions, the body has a

dual responsibilities of preparing student for the real life of work after graduation

and also provide the students with an opportunity of undertaking a good and well

organized undergraduate research project work during their find year.

The student industrial work experience scheme exposes students to the much

needed experience that enable them to reconcile theoretical work and knowledge

theoretical work and knowledge with industrial practical for better labour work

force.

1.1 Definition of SIWES

The student industrial work experiences scheme (SIWES) in the accepted

skills training program, which forms part of the approved minimum academic

standard the various degree diploma programme. It is an effort to bridge the gap

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existing between theory and practical scheme and other professional education

programmed in Nigeria tertiary institution.

1.2 Aims and objective of students

The student Industrial work experience (SIWES) is aimed at exposing

students to machinery and equipment, professional work method and ways

of safe quaking the work areas and workers in industries and other

organization specification, the objective of the student (SIWES) is to.

1. Provide avenue for students to acquire industrial skills for experience during

course of study.

2. Expose students to work method and technical and handling equipment and

in their institution.

3. Prepare students for industrial work situation they are likely to meet after

graduation.

4. Make the transition for the college to the world of work easier and thus,

enhance student’s contacts for later job placement.

5. Enlist and strengthen employer involvement in the entire education process

of preparing college graduates for employment in industry.

1.3 Brief history of Gotel Communication Yola Adamawa State

Radio Gotel was established on 25th may 2008by Nigeria former vice president

Atiku Abubakar, in Yola Adamawa State Capital. It began transmission shortly

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after the vice president visited its premise along Mubi road in the state and

inspected its installation and equipment.

It has for big Modra students and is transmitting on a medium wall at first it

was only juggles and announcement

That goes on air but, after some years radio Gotel was heard in Taraba, Gombe,

and other north east state in Nigeria. Radio Gotel is known for as one of the award

winning station in north-east past of Nigeria. The station is good at education,

entertaining and entrepreneur the mind of the society.

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 Organization Chart of Gotel Communication

General Manager

News Director Sales Manager Operations Chief Engineer Business Manager

Reporters Account DJs/talent Transmitter Accounting

Technicians Production Traffic Maintenance Building

Engineers

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1.5. Attachment unit

The student industrial word experience was carried out in the news Room

department of radio Gotel which are divide into:

i. News room department

ii. Studio department

iii. Control room department

iv. Engineering department

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 CHAPTER TWO

1.6 Definition of News

News is the most importance component of Journalism, although

There is no universally acceptable definition of news but can be defined is several

terms.

This implies that news has several definition according to different scholars

myelin member (1996) defined news in three ways.

i. News is a material that the public must have, it is important.

ii. News is a material that is entertaining, that is fun to read.

iii. News is information that helps people to solve their problems intelligently.

News is whatever that is usual and unexpected news also may be defined as

a timely and factual account of an event that is of great importance to a practical

time.

The world would have not been a place to stay or live without news. The

determinate of news are:

i. Prominence:- Celebrity and people holding political office are considered

important and news worthy people who have achieve firm through hard

work in various filed of human Endeavour are news worthy.

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ii. Timelines: - Human beings are natural inquisitive about new things and

development. News should always be several fresh. When events take place

it must be reported in good time.

iii. Human Interest :- News stories that are shocking and full of suspense that

deeds with human feeling and emotion.

iv. Oddity/ Usual:- Strange events or things that happened which baffle people

imagination and expectation.

v. Proximity: - Proximity means nearness or closeness of an event or news

stories

Importance of News

News serve as an avenue for people to get information about development taking

place within their immediate environment, and beyond. Beyond

News provides and promote healthy attitude among people.

News provides entertainment through feature articles.

News is educating, enlighten and information to the society and the nation

at large.

Reporter: A person who reports, especially one employed to report news or

conduct interviews for the process or broadcasting media

Qualities of a good reporter

The following are the basic qualities of a good reporter

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 i. Credibility: is something that every good reporter should have. In other

word, a report must exhibit character and behavior that make him or her to

be believed and trusted by people.

ii. A good reporter should be courageous and confidence it is difficult for a

person to be a good reporter.

iii. Curiosity is another very important quality of any good reporter. There is

the need to be curious all the time.

iv. A good reporter should have a healthy skepticism. This means checking and

rechecking information because every story is based on facts and evidence.

v. A good reporter must be a good writer and a good listener.

Journalism Code of Ethics

This comprises of principle of ethics and of group practice as applicable to the

specifics challenges faced by journalist.

i. They shall not allow their professional duties to be influenced by any

consideration, gifts or advantage offered and where appropriate, shall

disclose any such offer.

ii. They shall use fair and honest means to obtain news, picture, films, tape land

document.

iii. They shall respect private grief and personal privacy and shall have right to

resist compulsion to intrude on them.

preference, religious belief, marital status or physical or mental disability.

CHAPTER THREE

3.0. Work experience

The activities radio news room was sourcing for news, editing and

reporting news stories.

During the post meeting in the morning by 9.am every member of the room

was allowed to bring his/her own prospect for that day. The editor would

then select out of the prospect given by the reporters, the most available

idea.

My first story was on “Billboard Carrying No Parking” which I was

asked to out for roving to meet the Superintendent General of Police

Adamawa State to know his views on the issue. When I came back from

roving to the studio for production it was not easy because everyone is

expected to do his/her production alone.

I was then taught how to type and serve document in micro-soft word.

When there is less work to do in the office, I used to follow the other

reporters to cover some events outside.

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 Some weeks later I brought another prospect about Market Survey. I

went on roving to interview specialists in marketing in Jimeta Ultra-modern

market, Yola. After I came back I wrote my story and edited it and voiced it

in the studio.

I was also able to write a new story about refuse that are being

dumped anyhow within the Jimeta Ultra-modern Market, Yola which I went

out to interview some buyers and sellers to get their own views. I came back

and wrote the report and it was transmitted on air. I was also taught how to

operate some equipment in the studio and on how to record a programme.

I also learnt how to write a jingle of marriage. Before I ended my

training period I brought a lot of prospect but some were not taken due to the

time and some technical problems.

CHALLENGES AND CONSTRAINTS OF THE INTERNEES

DEPARMENT

- After roving, some prospects were not taken because it has to be screened

and only the most important were taken. Sometimes it is because a lot of

prospects are on ground and not all could be taken in.

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 CHAPTER FOUR

4.0. Comparative Analysis of theory and practical

The comparative between them is clear because when you talk about theory you

talking about the writer aspect and practical method.

1. Theory is done in class while practical is done with equipment.

2. Theory is some time writing in the class while practical is all about action

3. Theory is all about shadow of reality while practical is all about reality.

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 CHAPTER FIVE

5.0 General Observations

The four months of industrial training with Gotel Communication was very

interesting. I was able to acquire much knowledge in practical work.

The training period also paved ways for me to interact with and shared ideas

with different people of different background and intelligence thus challenging me

to work harder in the field of communication.

Problem Encountered

I encountered financial difficulty and some of the equipment are faulty and

were restricted to student.

Recommendation

To the school: effort should be made to visit student at their place of

attachment. Also there is need to make classroom teaching more practical to relate

well with people in the industry.

To the I.T.F: the fund should come to the student by making I.T allowance

available on time and for every student that partake in the programme.

Summary and Conclusions

The four months (4) practical work experience without mincing words was

exhaustive. The acquisition of knowledge relevant to my course of study has been

broaden. With what I have learnt so far I believe that I can work or practical. My
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profession in any media house within the nation. The programme also offered the

opportunity to access the labour market and as such prepared me on how to handle

such issue when it arise.

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Nwosu, Ikechukwu, E. (1994), Mass Communication and National Development.

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